William: I am a 40 year old male off-roader from Eaton, Ohio. Married with 5 children- 4 of which are still at home. I am a Machinist with Parker Hannifin Corporation Tube Fittings Division in Eaton, OH. I have loved the outdoors since I was a kid. I enjoy Camping, Hunting, Baseball, Football. I have been Off-roading for a little over 2 years now.

William: We are a Jeep Family! I drive a 2004 Wrangler X- slowly moving out of stock stages- 4.0l, 5-speed, 31x 10.50 BFG AT’s, Rampage nerf bars. My Wife-Amber, Drives a 1997 Wrangler SE- She went from a Ford mustang to the Jeep and “will never go back.” We are currently building a 1983 Waggoner Limited as the Kids’ Ride- for Will,17 and Britt, 15.

William: Off-roading takes one away from the regular world. No computers, no Satellite TV, no Video Games, or road rage. It’s back to nature, and a different adventure every time.

XtremeTerrain: Any off roading story or incident you would like to share.

William: This is a great one. When on a road rally with my son Willy Elam and Bianca Elam, we approached a stream crossing with a small waterfall to my side. I stayed to the right to avoid going over the waterfall, only to find a low spot on the right- sending the jeep above the tires on the passenger side.

This is the first time any of us had been in a situation like this- and you could hear a pin drop. I said “hang on!”, threw it into reverse and hammered down. We came right out. I was never so happy to be in a Jeep. Bianca tells me “I’m never crossing another stream again!” She’s been on every Jeep trip since.

Looks like fun to me. There really aren’t any creeks or driveable rivers near where I live so this is a terrain I’ve never had the chance to try. I’m going into my 2nd year of Jeeping and I figure sooner or later I’ll get to try the water. I really have a blast no matter what trail I’m on. I wonder sometimes what I did for entertainment before I bought my Jeep.